… The background of this theological thesis is probably the reversal of the deed-consequence-nexus, as it is lamented in the Joban poetry, for example in Job 21:7, according to which the wicked prosper and the pious suffer. Due to the intertextual relationship to the Pentateuch and Deuteronomy, the intention of this ironizing is evident. Certain features of Deuteronomy play an important role: These are its promises of salvation, which actually serve to motivate (Deuteronomy 28). All these aspects clearly link salvation or disaster to the observance or violation of a commandment for the community as well as the individual. This relationship is clear because of the literary connection between Job 2:7b and Deuteronomy 28:35. In Deuteronomy, the disobedience of the people explains the disaster of the exile. It is a historical-theological concept. The fact that Job is hit with the curse of Deuteronomy and is actually considered a punished sinner destroys the motivations for fulfilling the commandments. Blessing cannot be acquired …